by Michael Baister | Oct 2, 2026 | adobe lightroom, adobe photoshop, architectural exterior, commercial photography, commercial photography newcastle, DaVinci Resolve, film making, instagram, location film making, location photography, location portrait, michael baister photography, newcastle commercial photography, nikon cameras, northeast commercial photography, Sigma Lenses, sony cameras, sony lenses, story telling, street photography, sunderland commercial photography, urban landscape, vintage lens
I came across this by driving past it in the car, after a meeting close to the location I decided to pop round and introduce myself. The two artists creating the mural on the gable at the bottom of High Street West are Dave Bain and Hannah Worsley of Paper Walls. Like...
by Michael Baister | Sep 14, 2026 | adobe lightroom, adobe photoshop, architectural exterior, commercial photography, commercial photography newcastle, DaVinci Resolve, film making, instagram, location film making, location photography, location portrait, michael baister photography, newcastle commercial photography, nikon cameras, nikon lenses, northeast commercial photography, sony cameras, sony lenses, story telling, street photography, sunderland commercial photography, urban landscape
Here’s a fantastic (and fortuitous) job I recently completed. I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Frank for quite some time and called him to find out what he’s been working on. As luck would have it, he was just putting the finishing touches to a piece...
by Michael Baister | Jul 14, 2026 | adobe lightroom, adobe photoshop, commercial photography, commercial photography newcastle, Giotto tripods, industrial photography, instagram, landscape, lee filters, location lighting, location photography, location portrait, michael baister photography, newcastle commercial photography, nikon cameras, nikon flash, nikon lenses, northeast commercial photography, sony cameras, story telling, sunderland commercial photography
In the classic film The Wizard of Oz when Dorothy ventured into the woods, she was rightly concerned about Lions and Tigers and Bears….Oh my! Of course I didn’t find any of those but I did find the usual fare of forest managers (and what a nice bunch of...
by Michael Baister | Apr 17, 2026 | adobe lightroom, adobe photoshop, benro tripods, commercial photography, commercial photography newcastle, godox lighting, instagram, location lighting, location photography, location portrait, michael baister photography, newcastle commercial photography, nikon cameras, nikon lenses, northeast commercial photography, story telling, sunderland commercial photography
Here’s a location editorial and campaign commission from Blood Cancer UK. As per usual for a project like this, a time was organised to take some lifestyle images of Kirsty and her family. Sometimes a little trepidation is expected wondering if any of the family...
by Michael Baister | Jan 5, 2026 | adobe lightroom, adobe photoshop, architectural exterior, architectural interior, commercial photography, commercial photography newcastle, elinchrome lighting, godox lighting, industrial photography, instagram, landscape, lee filters, location lighting, location photography, location portrait, long exposure photography, michael baister photography, newcastle commercial photography, nikon cameras, nikon flash, nikon lenses, northeast commercial photography, sony cameras, sony lenses, story telling, studio photography, studio portrait, sunderland commercial photography, urban landscape
It’s the obligatory look back at the images that graced Shot of the Month for the year 2025, but for 2026 let’s hope it’s more of the message in the image above. As usual it’s a mixed bag, portraits including a bee, some landscapes, some...
by Michael Baister | Dec 15, 2025 | adobe lightroom, adobe photoshop, architectural exterior, architectural interior, commercial photography, commercial photography newcastle, instagram, landscape, location photography, location portrait, michael baister photography, newcastle commercial photography, nikon cameras, nikon lenses, northeast commercial photography, sony cameras, story telling, street photography, sunderland commercial photography, urban landscape
Every year I complain about how Xmas seems to come around too quickly for my liking, but now my children have grown up and they’re having children of their own Christmas has now returned to a magical time, watching the grand children enjoy xmas films and the...
